Welcome to Wilberforce ...
Although we found mention of Wilberforce during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Wilberforce was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Wilberforce to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wilberforce, please Contact Us.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilberforce, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Wilberforce might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: EST- Heure Normale de l'Est (HNE), EDT- Heure Avancée de l'Est (HAE).
We believe that Wilberforce would be found within the (705) and (249)<2> area codes.
The Canadian Postal Code for Wilberforce: K0L<3>
Communities Also Named Wilberforce ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wilberforce - it's located in Ohio.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wilberforce.
Communities near Wilberforce ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wilberforce.
- Bancroft
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Essonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harcourt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cheddar
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheddar came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheddar
- Tory Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Highland Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kennaway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennaway came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennaway
- Cardiff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ursa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ursa came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursa
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilberforce ...
Looking for more information about Wilberforce? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the Tourism page for Wilberforce, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wilberforce.
Adding Wilberforce to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Wilberforce was on a map titled Road Map for Ontario (from Shell Oil, 1955).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilberforce.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Wilberforce and then turned east". While Wilberforce could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Wilberforce as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Wilberforce could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Area code (249) is an overlay for area code (705). |
| <3> | The Canadian Postal Code consists of 6 characters, where the first three characters are the 'Forward Sortation Area (FSA)', with the last three characters being the 'Local Delivery Unit (LDU)'. In the case of Wilberforce, we provide only the FSA and not the LDU. The Canadian Postal Codes were created as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. So keep in mind that any given Postal Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Wilberforce). The boundaries of the Postal Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other Postal Codes. When looking for a Postal Code, whether Wilberforce or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the Canada Post / Postes Canada. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |